Last updated 09:51, Tuesday, 11 November 2008

Some styles never fall off the hairdo merry-go-round. Take the rise, fall and rise again of the beehive. First sported by 1960s icons Jackie Kennedy and Audrey Hepburn, the beehive hit a high in the mainstream fashion stakes.

Helena King

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Later, Coronation Street’s Bet Lynch and Ab Fab’s Patsy dragged the beehive through tougher fashion territory and Marge Simpson took it to cartoon proportions.

More recently, Amy Winehouse has brought the beehive back with her bigged-up bird’s nest hitting the headlines and spawning deflated copies in sixth-form common rooms nationwide.

Another hair phenomenon shook its tresses in the 1990s. Jennifer Aniston’s all-American mane sparked global hair envy, sending women stampeding to their hairdressers clutching pictures of the “Rachel”. Hang the genetic shortcomings, we wanted honeyed volume and swingy layers.

The point is, according to Lynda Kyle, owner of Carlisle salon Lockstock Hairdressing, some looks never say die.

Cheryl Cole is the new hair-darling according to Lynda and her layered look is a newer take on Aniston’s style.

“Hair now is very real, shiny and glossy. There’s Cheryl Cole and the Sex and the City girls. Kim Cattrall has a great glossy look, Sarah Jessica Parker’s style is great for those women with curly hair.

“It’s the same with the girls from Desperate Housewives – each of them has healthy, bouncy and blowdried hair.

“We do still get requests for the tousled look because Kate Moss can pull it off. People with fine hair tend to follow her look.”

Cumbrian women also want hair that fits in with their daily lives according to Lynda.

“We’ve not had any requests for Amy Winehouse’s look! We’re not in London, we’re not in Manchester – the more whacky show styles are not for people that come in day-to-day because these styles just aren’t real.

“It’s about working with a client – you can’t create a style like that for someone who comes in and says they have three kids and is a part-time nurse. They need something they can achieve themselves at home.

Jo Hodkinson, 38, who runs Bourne House business centre on Milbourne Street, agrees.

“I see hairstyles on the television and in films. I had long hair when I was younger, but now I want something that takes the shortest time possible to style.”

Lynda added: “We don’t get so many people coming in asking for Jennifer Anniston’s hair – it’s about people who are around on screen a lot at the time.”

The Friends star’s barnet is not the only keratin mass to be afforded its own name. The Pob was coined when Victoria Beckham ditched her extensions in favour of a graduated, chin-grazing bob.

Lately, Posh has been flaunting a shorter crop with more than a nod to Mia Farrow’s style in 1960s film, Rosemary’s Baby.

Posh’s crop was unveiled at New York Fashion Week last month and reportedly caused more of a fashion-rumpus than her clothing collection.

Again, the more extreme looks need careful consideration for mere mortals with less than elfin features. “It’s about the consultation – some people don’t have the face shapes for this kind of look,” said Lynda.

Edgy looks are sometimes best left to those with luxe lifestyles.

Bar manager Helena King, of Warwick Square, said: “I like supermodel Agyness Deyn’s hair. It looks really edgy and a lot of people are copying her.”

But Helena, 22, wears her hair long, layered and bouncy. “It’s completely different to how I have mine, but I’ve thought about it!”

Gone are the days where 100 strokes of the brush before bedtime was the accepted mode of bringing shine to locks.

Lynda is noticing more people coming into her Warwick Road salon requesting professional styling products: “You can go and buy a shampoo and conditioner for £6, but you buy it every month. Spend £20 and it will last a lot longer. Plus it makes a big difference to your hair.